Deck 46: B: Environmental Law

Question 1

New sources of water pollutants must install pollution-control equip?ment before beginning operations.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The Environmental Protection Agency sets minimum levels for pollut?ants in public water systems.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

All environmental law consists of statutes and regulations.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Different standards for air quality apply to existing sources of pollution and major new sources.

Question 5

The primary responsibility for implementing air-quality standards rests with the federal government.

Question 6

There are no plans to develop national standards regulating the fuel economy and emissions for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

Question 7

States may restrict emissions from motor vehicles.

Question 8

Under the common law doctrine of nuisance,persons may be liable if they file a suit against a business polluter that views the suit as a nuisance.

Question 9

The Environmental Protection Agency can regulate a substance that poses an imminent hazard but cannot prohibit the use of a substance altogether.

Question 10

Corporate officers cannot be subject to penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act.

Question 11

State laws may restrict a business's discharge of chemicals into the air or water.

Question 12

The Environmental Protection Agency periodically updates the pollution standards.

Question 13

An environmental impact statement is required for every major federal action that significantly affects the quality of the environment.

Question 14

The Clean Water Act includes special provisions for toxic chemicals and for oil spills.

Question 15

Only the Environmental Protection Agency can sue violators of emission limits under the Clean Air Act.

Question 16

Federal statutes and regulations do not cover mobile sources of air pollution.

Question 17

The Environmental Protection Agency defines wetlands as "lands that are wet."

Question 18

The government can recover the cost to clean up a hazardous waste dis?posal site from the persons who were even remotely responsible.

Question 19

States have the primary responsibility for enforcing the permit system for point-source water pollution control.

Question 20

Any point source emitting pollutants into water must have a permit.

Question 21

Fruitful Garden Company makes and sells pesticides.For the pesticides to remain on the market,the acceptable level of risk to people of develop?ing cancer from ex?posure to the products is

A)one-in-a-hundred.
B)one-in-a-million.
C)one-in-a-thousand.
D)zero.

Question 22

Metal Smelting,Inc. ,operates a plant-a "major source"-that emits hazardous air pollutants for which the Environmental Protection Agency has set maximum levels of emission.The plant does not use any equipment to reduce its emissions.Under the Clean Air Act,this is most likely

A)a violation.
B)not a violation because a "major source" is exempt.
C)not a violation because the plant does not use any equipment.
D)not a violation because the plant is not a mobile source.

Question 23

Video Products Company operates a DVD manufacturing plant on Wandering River.Discharging pollutants from the plant into the river can re?sult in

A)civil penalties and criminal penalties.
B)civil penalties only.
C)criminal penalties only.
D)no penalties.

Question 24

Truckers Storage Depot,a private company,wants to build a ware?house on private land.For this action,an environmental impact state?ment is

A)prohibited.
B)required.
C)unnecessary.
D)voluntary.

Question 25

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)has the authority to regu?late "any air pollutant." Fresher Air Group,a private organization,sup?ports cleaner air.Fresher Air can file a suit against the EPA to

A)compel the EPA to act only.
B)compel the EPA to act or prevent it from acting.
C)neither compel the EPA to act nor prevent it from acting.
D)prevent the EPA from acting only.

Question 26

Valley Disposal Center operates a recycling plant.Wendy and other Valley neighbors file a suit,alleging injuries from the plant.To succeed,they must show that Valley failed to use reasonable care if the suit is based on

A)a negligence theory.
B)a nuisance theory.
C)any legal theory.
D)a strict liability theory.

Question 27

Before being transported,hazardous waste generated by Xtreme Industries,Inc. ,must be properly labeled and packaged under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by

A)the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
B)the local Resource Conservation and Recovery Committee.
C)the state Environmental Regulatory Commission.
D)Xtreme Industries,Inc.

Question 28

Industrial Solvents,Inc. ,averages $15,000 profit per day before deciding to ignore air pollution standards,after which the average is $30,000.Industrial Solvents is subject to a fine of

A)$0.
B)$15,000 per day.
C)$30,000 per day.
D)$30,000 total.

Question 29

Fried Food,Inc. ,operates a commercial frying plant,discharging pol?lut?ants into the air.Greg reports the violations to the Environmental Protection Agency.Greg

A)is not entitled to a payment.
B)may be paid up to any amount.
C)may be paid up to $1,000.
D)may be paid up to $10,000.

Question 30

Industry Processes Corporation generates solid waste considered haz?ardous.Industry labels and packages properly all waste to be trans?ported to a disposal site.Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,this is most likely

A)not a violation.
B)a violation because Industry generates solid waste.
C)a violation because the waste is transported off-site.
D)a violation because the waste is considered hazardous.

Question 31

Under the Marine Protection,Research,and Sanctuaries Act (the Ocean Dumping Act),Bayside Chemical Company may dump its chemical waste into the ocean

A)after obtaining a permit.
B)before obtaining a permit.
C)without a permit.
D)not at all.

Question 32

Fabio makes a living by farming near Gastric Combustibles,Inc. ,which has discharged pollutants into the area's air and water.In a suit by Fabio for an injunction against Gastric on the ground of nuisance,the court is most likely to rule in Gastric's favor if

A)Fabio's operation also pollutes,with pesticides and herbicides.
B)Fabio's operation suffers harm distinct from the general public.
C)Gastric's operation is the core of the local economy.
D)Gastric's operation uses reasonable care to avoid harm to Fabio.

Question 33

Quickly Motor Company makes the Rock,a new model of sport utility ve?hicle,and sells it at the market's lowest price.The Rock does not,how?ever,satisfy federal emission standards and Quickly fails to maintain relevant,required records.The Environmental Protection Agency may assess

A)civil penalties,additional fines,and criminal penalties.
B)civil penalties and additional fines only.
C)civil penalties only.
D)criminal penalties,including fines and imprisonment,only.

Question 34

Consolidated Trucking Company transports radioactive materials.Darla suffers from cancer.To succeed in a suit against Consolidated on the ground of strict liability,Darla must show that her injury was caused by

A)Consolidated's failure to use reasonable care to avert herm to Darla.
B)Consolidated's intentional lack of regard for the general public.
C)Consolidated's operation.
D)radiation from any source.

Question 35

Ski Resorts,Inc. ,wants to add a new run to its facility in a national park on federal land.For this action,an environmental impact statement is

A)prohibited.
B)required.
C)unnecessary.
D)voluntary.

Question 36

Metro City operates its own municipal public drinking water system for which the Environmental Protection Agency has set maximum levels of pollutants.Metro does not use any equipment to meet these standards.With regard to any contamination of the water,under the Safe Drinking Water Act,this is most likely

A)a violation.
B)not a violation because Metro does not set the standards.
C)not a violation because water is not a stationary source.
D)not a violation because Metro does not use any equipment.

Question 37

ChemoCorp,Inc. ,makes and sells pesticides.If a substance is identified as harmful and the harm is imminent,the Environmental Protection Agency can

A)conduct an inspection of ChemoCorp's plant.
B)declare the substance to be unregulated and allow its production.
C)ignore the risk if the benefit outweighs the harm.
D)order the substance to be sold in an adulterated form.

Question 38

United Disposal,Inc. ,operates a hazardous waste disposal site that ac?cepts waste transported by Ace Trucking Company from General Manufacturing Corporation.United sells the site to Investment Properties,Inc.A release of the waste is discovered at the site,and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)cleans it up.The EPA can re?cover the cost of the cleanup from

A)United only.
B)United or General only.
C)United,General,or Ace only.
D)United,General,Ace,or Investment Properties.

Question 39

Congress enacts air quality legislation.To implement and enforce this law,as is typical of other environmental statutes and regulations,the federal government will most likely rely on

A)all levels of government.
B)local chambers of commerce.
C)local police departments.
D)polluters' self-monitoring.

Question 40

A barge owned by Oceanic Shipping Company accidentally runs aground,spilling the oil contained in its hold into the sea and onto the shore.Under the Clean Water Act,this is most likely

A)a violation.
B)not a violation because an oil spill is an accident.
C)not a violation because a floating barge is not a stationary source.
D)not a violation because a ship's hold is not a point source.

Question 41

Cozy City lies on the shore of a bay that empties into the Atlantic Ocean.Downcycler Waste Company picks up garbage and trash from local busi?nesses.Further inland,Eschew Corporation collects radioactive waste from the local utility's nuclear power plant.On the other side of the bay,Fort Cozy Military Base stores chemical warfare supplies for disposal.Can Downcycler,Eschew,or Fort Cozy dump their waste in the ocean?

Question 42

Odiferous Waste Company is a subsidiary of Precarious Investments,Inc.Odiferous op?erates a hazardous waste disposal site.QuikChem Corporation is one of many parties who generate waste disposed of at the site.Odiferous borrows money from Regal Bank,which takes over the site when Odiferous goes bankrupt.The Environmental Protection Agency discov?ers a leak at the site.Can any of these private parties be forced to pay for the clean up? If so,who?